▲ 1189 ▼ Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S. (www.digitaljournal.com) submitted 3 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 323 comments fedilink hide all child comments Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S.::America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly.
[–] tev@pawb.social 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) i meant checking for power spikes lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Lol im dumb... forgot it was a 2 pt question. Cheap way is to buy a surge protector/ power strip with surge protector. Plug in appliances/lights that burn out faster than others. Periodically check surge protector to see if the internal breaker has been tripped. Fancy way is to buy a multimeter and monitor voltage when large appliances turn on/off. That's usually the most likely culprit for voltage spikes (as your home grid has to compensate for sudden increase in usage, which in turn causes voltage to fluctuate slightly) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tev@pawb.social 2 points 3 years ago good to know! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Lol im dumb... forgot it was a 2 pt question. Cheap way is to buy a surge protector/ power strip with surge protector. Plug in appliances/lights that burn out faster than others. Periodically check surge protector to see if the internal breaker has been tripped. Fancy way is to buy a multimeter and monitor voltage when large appliances turn on/off. That's usually the most likely culprit for voltage spikes (as your home grid has to compensate for sudden increase in usage, which in turn causes voltage to fluctuate slightly) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tev@pawb.social 2 points 3 years ago good to know! permalink fedilink source parent